Brett Detar is an American singer, songwriter, film composer, and music producer. He is perhaps best known as frontman for the band

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and as former guitarist in Zao. Detar launched a career as a country musician with the release of his debut solo album, '' Bird in the Tangle''.

Life and career

Brett Detar was born April 30, 1978, in

Greensburg, Pennsylvania Greensburg is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. The population was 14,976 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Located southeast of Pittsburgh, Greensburg is a part of the Greater Pittsbu ...

. He began his musical career as guitarist in the band Pensive, who released an EP called ''The Subtlety of Silence'' and a split with EP with fellow Pennsylvania band Seasons In The Field. In 1997, drummer Jesse Smith recruited Brett to play guitar in the

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band Zao. Detar suggested his friend Dan Weyandt come aboard as well. They both appeared on the groundbreaking album '' Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest'' and a split CD with

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. In 1998, Detar left Zao to pursue what began as a side-project,

, full-time. Following the initial dissolution of The Juliana Theory in 2006, Detar moved to Los Angeles and opened a vintage clothes shop. Despite the uncertainty, he continue to write songs from time to time. Afterwards, he began work on a solo album, which emerged on November 10, 2010, via his website. ''Bird in the Tangle'' was supported by a month long tour in 2011, opening for

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frontman

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. His second solo album, ''Too Free to Live'', followed on October 8, 2013. The same year, he toured the U.S. with

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. A number of Detar's solo songs have been featured on several television series, including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Friendzone'',''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Party Down South''. His songs were also included in episodes of the acclaimed

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shows '' Daredevil'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. He made his debut as a film composer with

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'' The Devil Inside'', which opened in North America on January 6, 2012. Detar reunited with writer/director

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for

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's 2014 action thriller '' WER'', the 2020 horror sequel '' Brahms: The Boy II'' and the 2021 horror film, '' Separation''.

Discography

Pensive

*''The Subtlety of Silence'' EP (1997) *''The Psalms of Ariana'' split EP with Seasons In the Field (1998)

Zao

*'' Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest'' (1998) *''The Split EP'' split EP with

Training For Utopia Training for Utopia, also stylized as TFU, is an American metalcore band, initially active from 1996 to 2000. History The band first signed with Tooth & Nail Records and was later moved to Solid State Records, the Tooth & Nail imprint that p ...

(1998)

The Juliana Theory

*'' Understand This Is A Dream'' (1999) *''

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'' (2000) *''

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'' (2003) *'' Deadbeat Sweetheartbeat'' (2005) *''A Dream Away'' (2021)

Brett Detar

*'' Bird in the Tangle'' (2010) *''Too Free to Live'' (2013)

Filmography

Composer

*'' The Devil Inside'' (2012) *'' WER'' (2014) *'' Brahms: The Boy II'' (2020) *'' Separation'' (2021) *'' Orphan: First Kill'' (2022)

References

External links

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